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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kind has chosen Afternoon Delight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Kind.
Asai throws a body shot but no joy.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Kind misses.
Asai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Asai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kind dips to his left and cracks Asai with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Kind - just one landing.
Kind lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Kind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Asai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kind misses with a body kick.
Asai scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Asai misses.
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Asai moves in looking to clinch but Kind pushes him off.
Kind connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Kind misses
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kind gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kind blocks a body shot from Asai .
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kind avoids it.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kind breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Kind tenderised Asai 's leg. Asai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kind has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kind misses with a looping right.
Kind darts in trying to clinch
and Asai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Kind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kind scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kind wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kind wants to clinch up but Asai keeps it at a distance.
Kind tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asai throws a hook but Kind avoids it easily.
Kind rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asai counters with a left and a right that stings Kind.
Asai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Kind.
Kind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kind is looking to clinch but Asai is avoiding it.
Kind has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kind looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai throws a body punch but Kind moves out of range.
Jab by Kind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind misses with a double jab.
Kind cracks the inside of Asai 's front leg.
Asai throws a hook but Kind avoids it easily.
Kind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
Kind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kind is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kind looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Asai lands a slapping body shot.
Asai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind misses the jab.
Kind throws a head kick that Asai semi-blocks.
Kind is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Asai takes a swing at Kind's ribcage but misses.
Kind ducks right into an uppercut from Asai .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch but Kind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asai blocks the body kick.
Kind fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
Asai backing away here, and Kind unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Asai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kind manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kind misses with a wild body shot.
Kind pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asai is out of range and Kind settles back down.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Kind throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kind throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Asai keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Asai misses its target.
Kind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kind manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kind throws out a counter right but Asai avoids it with no problem.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Asai looks for the body kick but Kind saw that one coming.
Kind throws a body kick that misses.
Asai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Asai clinches.
A shot in the inside from Asai .
A right hook to the body lands for Kind.
Asai tries to land knees in the clinch but Kind avoids the damage to the body.
Kind lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Asai lands an uppercut.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kind.
Kind has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A knee to the head by Asai .
Kind managing to block the knees to the body from Asai .
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Asai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kind lands a shoulder strike.
Asai blocks a body shot from Kind.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Asai fails to land.
Kind misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Asai .
Kind working aggressively here.
Kind avoiding damage as Asai throws knees to the body.
Kind misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kind lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asai trying to stall but Kind improves his position.
Kind misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kind in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asai tries to land knees in the clinch but Kind avoids the damage to the body.
Kind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Champ Kind seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kind.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kind lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Asai .
Asai prevents a body shot from Kind.
Kind swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asai works on Kind's body with a couple of short punches.
Kind is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind tries to work over Asai 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kind takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kind up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Asai .
Asai lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Asai lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Asai on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asai s head.
A right hook to the body lands for Asai .
Asai stalling.
Asai leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Asai for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asai slows down the pace here.
Kind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kind throws a punch but it's blocked by Asai .
Kind misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Asai .
Kind misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kind avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Kind fails to land.
Kind misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kind.
Kind working aggressively here.
Kind softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kind softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asai crunches a lovely knee into Kind's ribcage.
Kind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asai tries to work over Kind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asai tries a body shot but Kind blocks it.
Kind is trying to maintain a safe position but Asai gets an underhook and turns Kind into the cage.
Asai lands with a left to the head.
Asai lands a nice knee to the body.
Kind taking a breather.
Asai lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Asai moves into the clinch.
Kind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asai .
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asai lands a nice uppercut.
Asai has Kind pressed against the cage.
Asai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asai obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai slows down the pace here.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asai scores with a shot to the side of Kind's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kind fails to land.
Asai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asai obliges.
Asai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asai pushes Kind back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asai .
Knees in the clinch landing for Asai .
Nice body punch from Asai - that landed with a thud.
Kind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asai tries to land knees in the clinch but Kind avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Asai .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai working Kind over with knees to the body.
Asai is looking to control Kind's arms but Kind gets an underhook and turns him. Now Asai has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asai .
Kind blocks a body shot from Asai .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kind.
Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kind.
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Asai .
Asai lands a knee to the body.
Asai lands an uppercut.
Kind is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Asai .
Asai lands a hook that snaps the head of Kind backwards.
Kind is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
Nice body punch from Asai .
Good body shot from Asai .
Asai effectively controlling the action here.
Kind seems to have recovered his senses.
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Kind avoids it by throwing Asai back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kind throws a punch but it's blocked by Asai .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kind.
Good body shot from Asai .
Asai has Kind pushed against the cage.
Asai blocking some punches.
Kind misses with some punches.
Kind has a couple of punches blocked by Asai .
Kind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kind in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asai lands a shot to the body.
Asai controlling the action here for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Asai .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kind is defending well for now.
Asai lands a body punch.
Kind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Asai on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asai 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kind.
Asai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Asai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kind lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Asai .
Kind takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Asai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Asai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
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